Education

Enough fund for free college education in 2019 available: CHED

MANILA -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday said there is enough budget for the implementation of the free college tuition law, despite the significant cut in the agency’s proposed...

PhilHealth assures members of health care access during ‘Ompong’

MANILA -- PhilHealth on Friday assured its members and non-members of continuous access to its health care benefits as Typhoon Ompong batters the northern and central part of Luzon. In a statement, PhilHealth...

Summit boosts prevention of tuberculosis spread

ILOILO CITY -- Representatives of various government institutions, private organizations, transport groups and students in Western Visayas gathered in this city on Friday for the first ever summit to fight the spread...

1st LGU-operated drug rehab center opens in La Union

MANILA – The country’s first local government unit-operated drug rehabilitation center opened in La Union province on Sept. 12. The inauguration of the out-patient drug rehabilitation center in Agoo, La Union coincided with...

DOH records 39 leptospirosis deaths in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH-6) in Western Visayas)on Friday reported that from Jan. 1 to Aug. 11 this year, the region has recorded 313 leptospirosis cases with 39 deaths. Dr....

DOH trains health care workers for Dengvaxia recipients

MANILA -- To better respond to the mental health and psychosocial needs of Dengvaxia recipients and their families in the region, the Department of Health (DOH) 4-A (Calabarzon) launched on Thursday a...

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